Brief Life History of Ephraim
When Ephraim Copeland was born on 1 February 1697, in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Copeland, was 40 and his mother, Mary Bass, was 27. He married Mercy Verin on 25 July 1723, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 3 November 1765, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 68.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Ephraim in entry for Ephraim Copeland, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Ephraim Copeland, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Ephraim Copeland, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1697–1765 Male
1700– Female
Children (2)
1724–1760 Female
1726–1810 Male
Parents and Siblings
1656–1716 Male
1669–1725 Female
Siblings (9)
1695–1774 Male
1697–1765 Male
1698–1773 Male
1701–1790 Male
1705–1750 Male
+4 More Children
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from Copeland in Cumbria or Coupland in Northumberland, both named with Old Norse kaupa-land ‘bought land’, a feature worthy of note during the early Middle Ages, when land was rarely sold, but rather held by feudal tenure and handed down from one generation to the next.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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